Kaman National Guard Event

Brian Dowling Hartford Courant

A U.S. flag behind the signing table was flown in Afghanistan with the first shipment made there by Kaman's K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter. An inscription along the left side reads, "In dedication and memory of Charlie Kaman," the company's founder who died in 2011.

A U.S. flag behind the signing table was flown in Afghanistan with the first shipment made there by Kaman's K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter. An inscription along the left side reads, "In dedication and memory of Charlie Kaman," the company's founder who died in 2011. (Brian Dowling Hartford Courant)

A U.S. flag behind the signing table was flown in Afghanistan with the first shipment made there by Kaman's K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter. An inscription along the left side reads, "In dedication and memory of Charlie Kaman," the company's founder who died in 2011.